Great Houndbeare Farm (10 MW solar farm)
Great Houndbeare Farm is a 10 MW solar farm project in East Devon, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 31 March 2017; the record was last updated on 30 July 2018.
10 MWsolar farm
operationalstatus in REPD
30 July 2018record last updated
East Devoncouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 5 July 2013 | Application submitted |
| 18 November 2013 | Planning permission granted |
| 31 January 2017 | Construction started |
| 31 March 2017 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 30 July 2018
- Operator or applicant
- Sunsave 49 SPV (prev. Cherry Solar)
- Planning authority
- East Devon
- Planning application reference
- 13/1390/MFUL
- Site area
- 22.0 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Land To The Southwest & West Of Great Houndbeare Farm Aylesbeare Exeter
- Council area (by location)
- East Devon
- Time to decision
- 19 weeks
- REPD reference
- 1484
Who decides
| Applications | East Devon | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 55 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 17 (31%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 9 of 36 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 8 of 19 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 21.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 5 / 3 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Oaks Solar & Green Infrastructure Facility | solar farm | 30 | under construction | 0.6 |
| Rockbeare Hill | solar farm | 15 | approved, not built | 0.7 |
| Higher Hawkerland Farm, Sidmouth Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 18 | approved, not built | 3.4 |
| Pithayes | solar | 5 | refused | 3.6 |
| Crannaford Solar Farm | solar farm | 12.5 | operational | 4.8 |
| Saundercroft Road, Broadclyst | battery storage | 57 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Saundercroft Farm | battery storage | 290 | approved, not built | 4.8 |
| Saundercroft Solar Farm | solar farm | 7 | operational | 4.9 |
| Rutton Farm, Whimple - Horton Solar Farm | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.1 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (50.7326, -3.3512).